Hammock



PATENTBD FEB; 2, 1904.

I. E. PALMER.

HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION nun JULY 1; 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented February 2, 1904.

ISAACE. PALMER, OF lVIIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

HAMIVIOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 751,102, dated February 2, 1904:.

Application filed July 1, 1902. Serial No. 113,896. (No modeh) To all whom it Woo/y concern:

Be it known that I, IsAAo E. PALMER, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hammocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in hammocks, and has more particularly for its object to provide a hammock having pillows located across the corners of the hammock at one end thereof, the said pillows being capable of being independently swung into and out of position for use.

A further object is to provide a hammock of the above character in which the pillows may be hinged either on the side edges of the hammock or on the end of the same, as may be found more desirable.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of a part of my improved hammock in perspective, one of the cornerpillows being shown secured in position for use, while the other pillow is shown swung out of use, the pillows being shown herein as capable of being swung either on the side edges of the hammock or on the end of the hammock, as may be desired; and Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of a part of. my improved hammock, in which one of the pillows is shown secured in its position in use, while the other pillow is shown swung out of use, the said pillows being shown as permanently hinged on the end of the hammock.

The hammock-body is denoted by 1, and its usual suspension-cords by 2.

I provide the hammock with two pillows 3, of triangular shape, which are fitted to rest in the corners of the hammock at one end thereof when in position for use, either or both of which pillows may be swung out of the way when so desired. In Fig. 1 I have represented the pillows 3 as being removably secured along the side edges of the hammock and along the end of the same, so that the said pillows may be swung either on the edges of the hammock or on the end of the hammock, as may be desired. I have shown the pillows as temporarily secured to the edges of the hammock by means of a button or buttonhole connection 4 and as being temporarily secured on the end of the hammock by means of a hook and loop connection 5. If it be desired to swing one of the pillows out of use, that particular pillow may be unfastened along the end of the hammock, or it may be unfastened along the edge of the hammock, if it be desired to swing the pillow on the end of the same.

In Fig. 2 I have represented a modified form, in which the pillows are permanently secured on the end of the hammock andare removably secured on the edges of the hammock by temporary fastening meanssuch, for instance, as a button and buttonhole connection 6. This form only permits the pillows to be independently swung out of use on the end of the hammock.

Among the advantages of the structure, as hereinabove described,are,first, that it enables the occupant of the hammock to swing either one of the pillows out of the way to give more freedom and room, and, second, that it permits the occupant to swing both of the pillows out of the way, if so desired. Furthermore, it will be seen that with the construction shown in Fig. 1 the pillows may not only be swung into and out of use, but may also be removed entirely from the hammock when so desired. It is evident that these pillows may be formed in various shapes and sizes to suit different conditions and that the pillows may be attached to the hammock in various ways without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself strictly to the structure herein set forth, but I What I claim is' The combination with the hammock-body, of corner-pillows removably attached thereto along each of two adjacent edges of the pilence of two Witnesses, this 28th day of June, low, whereby the pillows may be swung in- 1902.

dependently or together either over onto the suspension-cords or over the edge of the body ISAAC PALMER 5 or removed altogether. 7 Witnesses:

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as CHAS. M. SAUER, my invention I have signed my name, in pres- PAUL S. CARRIER. 

